Dota 2 Winter Update adds GrandMaster Hero Tiers

Valve has released the Dota 2 Winter Update 2020 which adds a new Grandmaster tier to Dota Plus subscribers, a new cosmetic treasure box as well as new seasonal quests and guild treasures.

The Dota 2 Winter update unveils a new level of greatness, the Grandmaster tier. This level is exclusive to Dota 2 Plus subscribers and Dota 2 players will have yet another reason to sign up to Valve’s Dota 2 subscription service. 

Players that reach the Grandmaster tier can access a new chat wheel voice line for that hero. Any challenges completed after reaching the Grandmaster tier will reward grant shards instead of Hero XP. 

The Winter Seasonal Treasure

Valve had promised a new Dota Plus season and true to their word, the game company has released the Winter update. The update adds a seasonal treasure box that brings new sets for several new heroes including  Dragon Knight, Puck, Spirit Breaker, Templar Assassin, Earth Spirit, Vengeful Spirit, Luna, Necrophos, Undying, Ember Spirit, and Centaur Warrunner.

Wykrhm Reddy on Twitter: “Winter 2020 Seasonal Treasure Preview. https://t.co/Oj2iesL9J7 #Dota2” / Twitter

Dota Plus subscribers can buy the treasure box that costs 10,000 Dota Plus shards. Lucky users could also get the  Very Rare Hermid the Crab courier. 

What is Dota Plus?

Dota Plus is a premium monthly subscription service for Dota 2 players. Subscribers get access to premium features such as hero progression, selective matchmaking, statistical analysis, shards, relics, terrains, chat wheel lines/sounds, player tipping, and cosmetic item rewards.

Dota Plus subscribers will gain access to challenges unique to each hero. Completing challenges gets players closer to the next level on the hero. Valve recently upgraded the highest possible level on a hero to thirty.

The Winter Season will run till March 1st, 2021. The update also comes with a new set of Dota Plus quests to haul in some extra shards for the Seasonal Treasure, helping you earn up to 115,200 shards over the course of the season.

Dota 2 will receive a new gameplay update in mid-December. The new update, possibly 7.28 will feature at least one new hero and several gameplay balance updates.

The Silver, Gold and Platinum tier guild rewards have also been changed for the current season.

Silver Tier:

• guildbanner: emoticon.

• dazzle_shrug: emoticon.

• pump_glad: emoticon.

Gold Tier:

• Happy Tree” spray.

• “Earthshaker Dunk” spray.

• “Chicken” spray.

Platinum Tier:

• “The next level play!” chat wheel.

• “啊，队友呢？队友呢？队友呢？！ 队友呢？！？！” chat wheel.

• “Ай-ай-ай-ай-ай, что сейчас произошло” chat wheel.

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Rohan

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